Posted on 29 July 2011 by
Did you hear about the unfortunate heist in Eliot, ME in the US, earlier this month? As reported by blogger-turned-detective @briankrebs, computer crooks in Eastern Europe stole $28,000 from the New England town of Eliot in Maine. Brian Krebs alerted the town controller to the possibility that its accounts were being emptied as money was […]
Posted on 13 March 2012 by
My esteemed colleague Gordon Beatty took part in a panel discussion at SXSW this week, sitting alongside Ryan Hughes, chief marketing officer of Isis, and consultant Toni Merschen. The topic was mobile payments, looking in particular at how we can expect the advancing technology to transform mobile shopping. The ubiquity of smartphones means that mobile […]
Posted on 05 December 2012 by
This week we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first SMS, sent by phone engineer, Neil Papworth, reading simply (and cheerfully): “Merry Christmas.” Since that day in 1992, the humble text message has come to change the way we interact with the world and each other. There are over 200,000 exchanged every second, so as […]
Posted on 23 April 2013 by
This week we’re joining our colleagues in the smart card and financial industries at CARTES America, in Las Vegas. CARTES is a great chance for us to listen and learn from our peers, and share some of our own experiences. This year, we’ll be exhibiting some of our latest technologies at Booth 213, and presenting […]
Posted on 09 July 2013 by
As part of our blog series, The Truth about EMV, we’re discussing some popular misconceptions and myths surrounding EMV payment technology. Earlier this month we discussed the fundamental question, is EMV coming to the United States or not? The answer was a resounding yes, EMV is well on its way to becoming a dominate payment […]
Posted on 06 August 2013 by
EMV is a hot topic among merchants, banks, and card issuers in the U.S. Along with the new technology comes an abundance of rumors, myths, and half-truths. We recently discussed two important questions, Is EMV Coming or Not?, and Can We Skip EMV and Jump Straight to Mobile Payments? Today we’re discussing a popular EMV […]
